Curator donates 3 million euro collection to Leiden

Mytribalworld · 28th May 2011, 04:59 AM

The former curator Frits Liefkens of the National Museum in Amsterdam who passed away in 2010 has donated a rich collection ethnografica ( 750 pieces) to the Royal Ethnological museum.

Among them a superb collection golden objects. They have made a webspecial about the donation on www.rmv.nl ( note that you don't select the english language) but select "webspecial"

they will be exhibit the collection in 2013 ( they hope)

a video presentation can be watched here ( starts with advertising) but certainly worth vieuwing !

(what you see is curator Francine Brinkgreve and shots from the collection and the house of Frits Liefkens.)

http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/nieuws/...pdate-video%29

Arjan

source www.rmv.nl

28th May 2011, 04:59 AM	#1
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	Curator donates 3 million euro collection to Leiden The former curator Frits Liefkens of the National Museum in Amsterdam who passed away in 2010 has donated a rich collection ethnografica ( 750 pieces) to the Royal Ethnological museum. Among them a superb collection golden objects. They have made a webspecial about the donation on www.rmv.nl ( note that you don't select the english language) but select "webspecial" they will be exhibit the collection in 2013 ( they hope) a video presentation can be watched here ( starts with advertising) but certainly worth vieuwing ! (what you see is curator Francine Brinkgreve and shots from the collection and the house of Frits Liefkens.) http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/nieuws/...pdate-video%29 Arjan source www.rmv.nl Attached Images